Transporting and dumping vehicle



3, 1940. L. GEROSA ET A]. 2,211,719

TRANSPQRTING AND DUMPING VEHICLE Filed 001:. 27, 1938 5 Sheets-Sheet l i INVENTOR5 LHWRENCE saose ATTORNE Y.

Aug; 13, 1940. GERQSA ETAL 2,211,719

TRANSPORTING AND DUMPING VEHICLE Filed Oct. 27, 1938 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR5 Lawrzavce 6,5120% BY W475 RG15? WHWER ATTORNEY.

Aug. 13, 1940. L GERQSAY ET AL 2,211,719

TRANSPORTING AND DUMPING VEHICLE Filed 001;. 27, 1938 s Sheets-Sheet 3 INVENTQRS LAWRENCE e? '4 qeoRqE P. wm 5R ATTOP' Aug. 13, 1940. A H 2,211,719

TRANSPORTING AND DUMPING VEHICLE Filed Oct. 27, 1938 S'Sheets-Sheet 4 INVENTORS LHWRENC 515E056 459mg Wag WK ATTORNEY.

Aug. 13, 1940. GEROSA HAL 2,211,719

TRANSPORTING AND DUMPING VEHICLE Filed Oct. 27, 1938 5 Sheets$heet 5 INVENTORS LHWRENCE GER 05H ATTORNEY.

Patented Aug. 13, 194!) tam STATES rare Application October 27, 1938,3erial No. 237,226

6 Claims.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in a transporting and dumping vehicle.

The invention has for an object the construction of a vehicle as mentioned which is characterized by cable means for hoisting and'lowering a skip, a pair of side members pivotally supported at their top portions and adapted to swing freely under the influence of gravity, and an arrange- 1 0 ment by which said side members cooperate to support the skip in a novel manner.

More specifically, it is contemplated to provide the side members with hook portions for receiving pegs from the skip, andto arrange cams on the side members in a manner for controlling the engagement and disengagement of the pegs from the hook portions.

Furthermore, it is proposed to provide hooks upon a frame mounted on the vehicle, arranged for holding the skip from swinging forwards'and rearwards, and associated with means for contrciling the engagement of the bottom pegs in said hooks.

Still further the invention proposes a novel construction of the skip which will permit stacking of at least four skips, one above the other, upon the skip automatically supported on the dumping vehicle. This arrangement will permit transportation of the five'skips to a job.

Still further the invention proposes to provide arrangement by which portions of the said framemay be adjusted to extend further forwards'or rearwards relative to the vehicle for the purposes hereinafter more fully described.

The invention further proposes a modification in which the side members are associated with a manual means for the control thereof operable the cab of the vehicle.

Still further the invention proposes the provision of a novel latch mechanism on the side members and on stationary parts and adapted for holding the bottom pegs of the skip against certain abutments and for automatically opening when said bottom pegs are out of the hook pore tions of the side members.

Still further the invention proposes to arrange the manual control means operable from the cab in a manner so that the side members may be moved forwards and rearwards, and particularly 50 to positions forwards which prevent the engagement of the bottom pegs of the'skip within the hook portions of the side members.

As" another object of the invention it is proposed to construct a modified form which is 55 characterizedby substantially horizontal bars the accompanying drawings forming a mapart of this disclosure; l5- ?cig. 1 is fragmentary side elevational view a transporting and dumping vehicle constructel according to this invention.

Fig. 2 tea rear elevational view of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a fragmentary plan view of a portion 20 of Fig. 1. Fig. i is a fragmentary enlarged detailed View of a portion of Fig. 1 but illustrated with the skip in a different position.

Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 4 but illustrat- 25 g the parts in still another position. Fig. 6 is another similar view but illustrating par s in still another position. .Uig, 7 is a perspective view of one of the side members and its cam.

vg. 8 is a fragmentary side elevational view similar to Fig. l but illustrating the five skips stacked one above the other ready for transport-- 1 Fig. 9 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on 35 the line il-9 of Fig. 1.

Fig. lfi' is a fragmentary sectional view on the line iii-Eliot Fig. l.

Fig. 11 is a fragmentary side elevational view of a transporting and dumping vehicle construct- 40 ed according to a modification of this invention.

Fig. 12 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on the line lit-42 of Fig. 11.

Fig. i3 is a side elevational view of a transportand dumping vehicle construction to a. inodi- 45 fication of this invention.

Fig. 14 is a fragmentary rear elevational view of Fig. 13 lookingin the direction of the linel 'l -lt,

Fig. 15 is a fragmentary horizontal sectional view taken on the line l5--l5 of Fig. 14.

Fig." 16 is a fragmentary perspective view of the lower portion of one of the side arms.

Fig. i? is a fra'gmentary side elevational view of a transporting and dumping vehicle constructed according to another modification.

18 is a View similar to Fig. 17 but showing the horizontal bars extended completely rear- Wards and showing the skip in a raised position.

19 is a view similar to Fig. 13 but showing the skip supported by the horizontal bars.

rig. 20 is a rear elevational view of the device.

Fig. 23. is a fragmentary enlarged vertical sectional view on the line 2i-2l of Fig. 19.

The transporting and dumping vehicle, according to this invention, includes a motor driven vehicle having a chassis H]. A frame is mounted on the chassis l and includes a horizontal frame section secured to the chassis ID by anchorage bolts i2. At the rear there are a pair of spaced vertical rearwardly extending arm portions l3. These arm portions are reinforced along their sides by flanges |3a to make them rigid and strong. A reinforcement frame section I l is connected between the arm portions l3 and the frame section H to assist in firmly holding the arms. Several braces l5 are used to reinforce the sec tion l4.

Cable means are guided over the arms 13 for hoisting and lowering a skip. This cable means includes a pair of cables [6 for attachment to the sides of a skip H. The cables i6 extend upwards over pulleys l8 rotatively mounted upon the upper ends of the arms I3. There is a heavy rod l9 which is mounted between the arms I 3 and the pulleys l8 are rotatively supported on this rod. The inner ends of the cables I6 must be connected with a winch or other hoisting and. lowering device, not shown on the drawings nor described in the specification since such hoisting devices are generally known in the art.

The skip ll is for the purpose of holding earth or other heavy materials and is adapted to engage between the arms |3. The skip ll has top pegs at its sides above its center of gravity to which the cables l6 are attached and by which the skip may be hoisted and lowered. The skip ll is also provided With bottom pegs 2| at the sides thereof slightly forwards and downwards of its center of gravity. These latter pegs. are used to assist in supporting the skip during transportation and for assisting in dumping the skip as hereinafter more fully described.

A pair of side members 22 is supported at their top portions on the said rod H! to swing freely forwards and rearwards under the action of gravity. Each of these side members is formed with a hook portion 22a for receiving the bottom pegs 2i as hereinafter more fully described. A cam 24 is mounted in each side member 22 for controlling the engagement and disengagement of the bottom pegs with the hook portions. Each cam 24 is pivotally supported by a pintle rivet 25. The cam 24 has a hook portion 24a adapted in one position of the cam to be in an exact line With the hook portion 22a. Fig. 5 shows the cam in this position. The cam 24 also has an inclined side 2 31) adapted to extend across the mouth of the hook 22a as shown in Fig. 7. The cam 24 also has a finger 24c adapted to extend across the hook 2211 as shown in Fig. 4. The pivoting of the cam 24 is limited by a strip of material 26 attached upon the side of the side member 22.

Each side member 22 is formed with an upwardly inclined rear edge 221) along which the pegs 2| may move as hereinafter more fully explained.

Hooks 21' are provided for holding the skip from swinging rearwards. These hooks 21 are positioned on the arms l3 and are arranged on a horizontal line with the hook portions 22a. A means is provided for controlling the engagement of the bottom pegs into the hooks 21. This means includes beveled ends 21a formed on the hooks 27, pintles 28 for pivotally supporting the hooks 21, and abutment pins 29 for normally holding the hooks 21 in substantially horizontal positions.

The side members 22 are limited to swing through certain amplitudes only. There are pintles 38 projecting from portions of the side members 22 and adapted to strike portions of the flanges |3a of the arms l3 for limiting rearward swinging of the side members. Other pins 3| project from the sides of the side arms 22 and are adapted to strike the edges of the arms I3 for limiting the side arms 22 from moving further than a predetermined amount forwards.

A bafile plate 32 is attached upon the frame section and extends downwards and has a forwardly turned end 32a to assist in guiding the skip I l upwards so that the skip does not become caught beneath the chassis Hi. There are additional baffle plates 33 attached upon the arms l3 and formed curved when viewed from the rear of the truck (see Fig. 2) for assisting in guiding the skip ll between the side members 22.

The pegs 26 and 2| are only indirectly mounted upon the sides of the skip These pegs are directly mounted upon plates 35 which in turn are secured upon the sides of the skip ll by screws 38 or other fastening means. It is customary to supply a set of five skips, with each truck. It is desirable that the truck be capable of transporting the five skips at one time so that one trip may be made to a job. Because of the projecting pegs 20 and 2| it was heretofore only possible to stack two skips together and transport them two at a time. According to this invention it is proposed that the plates 35 be re moved from the sides of the skips and that these plates be carried in the skips during transportation. Five skips may be stacked one above the other as illustrated in Fig. 3. It is therefore possible for the five skips to be delivered to a job during one trip of the vehicle.

The operation of the transporting and dumping vehicle is as follows:

Assume that it is desired to hoist the skip ll of Fig. 1 upwards and to support it properly for transporting. The cables it are drawn in by the hoisting mechanism so that the skip ll moves upwards. the pegs 2| will strike against the inclined edges 22b of the side members 22 as indicated in Fig. 1 by the dot and dash line showing of the pegs and the skip. The hooks 22 will swing slightly forwards as the pegs travel along the edges 22b. The ends 240 of the cams project slightly past the edges 22b and therefore the cams will be rotated anti-clockwise until they pass a certain dead center and will then fall further anti-clockwise to new positions supported on the strips 26. Fig. 4 illustrates the new position of the cam 24. When the pegs 2| reach positions above the hooks 22a the skip I may be slightly lowered so that the pegs 2| strike the ends 240 of the cams 24. This condition is illustrated in Fig. 4. The cams 24 will now be turned slightly clockwise and the pegs 2| will settle into the hook portions 22a of the side members 22 and the hook portions 24a of the cams 24. In this condition of the cams they areslightly back of the dead The parts are so proportioned that center and would fall back to their original positions except for the fact that the pegs 2| prevent this. The pegs. 2| are now in. the position illustrated in Fig. 5.

The cables l5 are slacked a slight additional amount. There is then the tendency for the pegs 2|] to travel in an arc clockwise about the pegs 2| as a center since the pegs 2| are now being supported. This clockwise tendency of the pegs 20 serves to shift the center of gravity of the skip El and there is a reaction wherein the lower portion of the skip tends to move forwards. This may be readily seen in Fig. 5 where there is an exaggerated offset relationship shown between the pegs 20 and 2|. As the pegs 2| are now being moved forwards they will move towards the hooks 21. They will strike the inclined surfaces 2lla of the hooks and pivot the hooks downwards as shown in Fig. 5. They will soon reach a position within the hooks 21 and then the hooks will move back to their original posi tions. The tail ends of the hooks 21 are heavier than their front ends so that the tail ends tend to drop down upon the pins 29. The hooks are then in their original horizontal positions.

The cables H5 may now be pulled slightly upwards so that the skip is properly supported by the cables and by the various hooks. Fig. 8 shows this condition of the device. Fig. 8 also shows four additional skips mounted with the bottom skip I1.

If it is desired to dump the skip I! when the device is in the condition shown in Fig. 6 it is merely necessary that the cables It be slacked. Then the skip dumps as illustrated in Fig. 6. If it is desired to lower the skip i1 without dumping, the cables is are drawn upwards until the pegs 2| disengage from the hook portions. The

cams 2d will fall back to their original positions,

the position shown in Fig. '7. Then the skip i! may be lowered since the pegs 2| will ride over the inclined surfaces 24b. The device is now back in the original condition as illustrated in Fig. 1.

It is pointed out that the side members 22, since they are freely depending from the rod l9, will assume the vertical position irrespective of the position of the chassis of the vehicle. For example, the vehicle may be on a hill tilted end forwards or rearwards. .The side arms 22 will automatically seek the vertical positions necessary for the pro-per engagement of the pegs 2| into the hook portions of the side arms. Furthermore, irrespective of the inclination of the chassis of the vehicle the side arms 22 will always swing forwards to any amount necessary to engage the pegs 2! into the hooks 21 when the cables It are slightly slackened, as indicated in Fig. 5. The device will therefore operate in all positions in which the vehicle will be on the job.

In Figs. 11 and 12 a modification of the invention has been disclosed which distinguishes from the prior form in an arrangement whereby it is possible to extend the skip l'i further rearwards or forwards as may be required on certain jobs. The wheels of the vehicle may back up only a certain amount from the edge of a hole in the ground. Sometimes it is required that the skips ll be extended further over the edge of the hole than at other times. For this purpose the side arms iii are formed from two sections. There are base sections I33: and upper sections |3y pivotally connected with each other by pintles Ml. One of the sections, namely the sections I31 are provided with openings 4| at certain distances from the pintles 40 corresponding with the radii of an are upon which there are a plurality of openings 42 formed in the other sections. Pegs 43 are supported by chains 44 so that they may not be lost. They are adapted to engage through the openings 4| and one of the openings t?! for holding the top sections |3y at selected positions. The various mechanism, that is the hooks, members, etc., are supported from the top sections I3' as clearly illustrated in Fig. 11.

A reinforcement member M formed from adjacent sections adjustably connected by bolts 65 engaging through slots 46, is arranged to reinforce the sections i311. The outer section of the reinforcement member M is connected by hinges i l to the sections i311. The inner end of the inner section of the reinforcement member I4 is connected by a hinge 48 to the frame base section ii. It is required that the'bolts be loosened while the top sections |3y of the side iii are being extended or retracted. Then the bolts 35 are re-engaged. The bottom sections in: are rigidly connected with the frame section if by welded material, or in any other manner.

In Figs. 13 to 16 inclusive a modified form of the transportin and dumping vehicle has been disclosed which is characterized by a manual control for operating the side members. This vehicle includes a motor driven vehicle having a chassis Ell. A frame 5| is mounted on the chassis 50 and includes a horizontal frame section 5m secured on the chassis 5i) by bolts 52. .At the rear there is a pair of spaced vertical rearward extending arm portions 53. These arm portions are reinforced along their sides by flanges 53a to make them rigid and strong. A reinforcement frame section 54 is connected between the arms 53 and the frame section Ma to assist in firmly holding the arms. Several braces 55 are used to reinforce the frame section 5%. Cable -means 56 are guided over the arms 53 for raising and lowering a skip 51.

This cable means includes a pair of cables for attachment to the sides of the skip 51. The cables extend upwards over pulleys 53 rotatively mounted in the upper ends of the arms 53. There is a sturdy rod 59 which is mounted between the arms 53 and the pulleys 58 are rotatively sup ported on this rod. The inner ends of the cables 56 are connected with a winch 6!! or other hoisting and lowering device mounted on the frame section 51a.

The skip 51 is for the purpose of holding earth or other heavy material and is adapted to engage between the arms 53. The skip 57! has top pegs 6| at its sides above its center of gravity to which the cables 56 are releasably connected andby which the skip may be hoisted and lowered. The skip 51 is also provided with bottom pegs 62 at the sides thereof slightly forwards and downwards of its center of gravity. These latter pegs are used to assist in supporting the skip during transportation and for assisting in dumping the skip as hereinafter more fully described.

A pair of side members 63 is supported at their top portions on the'rod 59 to swing freely forwards and rearwards. Each of these side members is formed with a hook portion 63a at its bottom for receiving the bottom pegs 62 as hereinafter more fully described. A latch mechanism is associated with the side members 63 and the side arms 53 and is adapted for holding the bottom pegs 52 in a particular manner.

This

latch mechanism includes a hook member 64 pivotally mounted on each side arm 83. Each hook member 64 has a straight side 64a adapted to extend along the front edge of the hook opening 63a. Each hook member 64 is pivotally supported by a pintle 65 engaged through the bottom portion of the side member 63. Another pin 66 is mounted on the side member 63 and holds the hook member 64 in a predetermined position. The pintle 65 is located towards the rear of the hook member so that there is a tendency for the hook member to rotate anti-clockwise as viewed in Figs. 13 and 16. The pin 66 limits this motion.

Normally, the hook members 64 rest upon the pins 66. From these positions they may pivot clockwise provided that the hooks 63a are opened, that is, that the pegs G2 are not in the hooks 63a.

For each hook member 64 there is a complementary hook member 6?. These hook members are pivotally supported by pintles 68 mounted upon the arm portions 53. The tail ends 67a of the hook members 6'! are heavy so as to tend to cause the hook members 61 to turn anti-clockwise. Pins 69 mounted on the arm portions 53 hold the hook members 6'! in predetermined positions. These positions are such that they engage the hook members 64 as illustrated in Fig. 13.

A manually controlled means is provided for moving the side members 63 forwards and rearwards. This means includes a link H1 pivotally connected with each of the side members 63 and in turn pivotally connected with radial arms H fixed on a shaft 12 which is normally supported on the frame section 56a. An arm i3 radially projects from the shaft 12 and is connected with a rod 14 which extends forwards to the vicinity of the cab of the motor vehicle. At the cab the rod 14 pivotally connects with the lower end ofa lever 75 which is pivotally supported intermediate of its ends by a pintle 75. When the upper end of the lever 15 is forced forwards the side members 63 will be correspondingly moved forwards.

A cover plate H is fixedly mounted on the arm portions 53 and extends across the inner faces of the side members 53 for forming a guide for the sides of the skip 51. The lower portions 11a of these cover plates are bent outwards to assist in properly guiding the skip 5'! while the skip is being raised. These lower portions Tia are reinforced with ribs 18. Each of the cover plates T! is formed with an opening 79 through which the links pass. The rear edges 1'! of the cover plates 77 form an abutment for the pegs 62 to slide along, as hereinafter more fully described.

The operation of the device is as follows:

The skip 5'! may be raised by the winch 6D drawing in the cables 56. As the skip 5? moves upwards it will be properly centered between the arm portions 53; first by the lower portions Ila of the cover plates ii and then by the cover plates. The pegs 82 will move along the abutment edges 77. The peg 82 will strike the curved edges 63 of the side members 63 and force the side members forwards out of the path of the pegs so that the pegs 62 may reach positions above the hooks 63a. When these positions are reached, automatically, due to gravity, the side members 63 will move rearwards so that when the skip 5l-is slightly lowered the pegs 62 will enter the hook portions 63a.

In the event that the motor vehicle is on a rearwardly extending arm portions N12.

to assist in firmly holding the arms.

steep incline the pegs 62 may not touch the abutment edges ll of the cover plates Ti. But because'the side members are free the pegs 62 will always strike the curved edges 63 and move the side members slightly rearwards so that the pegs 62 assume positions above the hook portions 53a. The latch mechanism, including the complementary hook members 64 and 8'! cannot hold the engagement with each other when the pegs 62 are not in the hook portions 6312. This is so in that the hook portions 64 are free to rotate clockwise when the side members 63 swing rearwards. When the skip ET is slightly lowered so that the pegs G2 engage the hook portions 63a, and the cables 56 are slightly slackened, there will be a tendency for the weight of the skip 57 to pivot the side members 03 forwards until the pegs 62 strike the abutment edges I7.

During this forward pivoting of the side members G2 the hook members 64 will engage the hook members 61 momentarily pivoting the hook members 6'1 downwards, and then causing the engagement of the hook members 6? with the hook members fi l. The parts are then in the position shown in Fig. 13. ly supported. It cannot swing rearwards because of the inter-engagement of the hooks 64 and 6]. It cannot swing forwards because the pegs 62 are rested against the abutment edges 17. It Cannot Swing lateral y because of the cover plates Ti.

The skip 57 may be dumped by slackening the cables 56 further. This will cause the skip to pivot clockwise and so discharge its contents. The skip may be disengaged from the side members 63 by operating the winch 6G to raise the pegs 62 out of the hook portions 53a. Then the side members 63 may be moved forwards by moving the upper end of the lever 67 forwards. The side members 63 may be moved forwards to positions in which the hook portions 63a are forward of the abutment edges 17'. Now the skip 5'! may be lowered since the pegs 62 will pass the hook portions 630..

In Figs. 17-21' inclusive another modified form y of transporting and dumping vehicle has been disclosed which is characterized by a novel control for operating the side members. This vehicle includes a motor driven chassis I06. A

frame I BI is mounted on the chassis 08 and P includes a horizontal frame section HJla secured 'upon the chassis and a pair of spaced vertical These arm portions are reinforced along their sides with flanges I63 to make them rigid and strong.

-A reinforcement frame section Hi l is connected between the arms Hi2 and the frame section Hl la Cable means I05 are guided over pulleys H16 mounted upon the arms IE2 for raising and lowering a skip N11.

The cables I65 are provided at their rear ends with catch elements I08 adapted to be removably engaged upon pegs I09 mounted on the sides of the skip I01 near the top edge thereof. Bottom pegs H0 project from the sides of the skip 10! to the front of a vertical plane through the center of gravity, and slightly below a horizontal plane passed through the center of gravity.

There is a sturdy rod l I l which is mounted between the arms IM and the pulleys I06 are normally supported on this rod. The inner ends ,of the cables H15 are connected with a winch (not shown on the drawings) or other hoisting and The skip 5'! is now rigidlowering device, preferably mounted on the frame section lilla.

A pair of side members I I2 is supported at their upper portions on the rod Hl to swing freely forwards and rearwards. Substantially horizontal bars H3 are pivotally mounted by pintles I M on the lower ends of the side members I I2. These bars H3 are formed with hook portions H5 at the front for receiving the bottom pegs H0 as hereinafter more fully described. The rear portions of the bars H3 are sufficiently large so as to normally tend to cause the rear portions to fall downwards. These rear portions are supported by pegs Ht projecting from the side arms I92. These pegs are formed with heads (see Fig. 21) which are adapted to engage the faces of the horizontal bars to slidably support them. Other pegs Hl project from the side arms I02 and are arranged above the bars H3 and serve to assist in slidably supporting the bars, and furthermore form an abutment as hereinafter more fully described. These pegs Hl also have heads (see Fig. 21) for engaging the outer faces of the horizontal bars.

Each horizontal bar H3 is formed with a recessed portion at its top producing a shoulder H8. These shoulders are adapted to engage behind the pegs H1 in the manner illustrated in Fig. 19. A means is provided for urging the 3 said horizontal bars H3 into extreme forward positions. This means includes links H9 pivotally connected with the front ends of the bars i it and also pivotally connected with radial arms are fixed on a shaft I2! rotatively mounted on the frame section iiila. Another radial arm I22 is mounted on a shaft l2! and extends downwards and connects with a rod I23 extending to the front of the vehicle, particularly to the cab thereof. This rod is adapted to be connected with a lever similar to the rod 14 illustrated in Fig. 13 so that the rod may be conveniently moved forwards and rearwards.

A counterweight 524 is mounted upon the shaft iii and normally tends to turn the shaft into a position in which the horizontal bars H3 are in their extreme forward positions. This condition of the horizontal bars is illustrated in Fig. 17. In this figure the rear ends of the horizontal bars H3 are forward of the rear edges of the vertical arms I02.

The operation of the device is as follows:

To support the skip l 0'! it is first required that the cable means I05 be operated to raise the skip to a position .in which the bottom pegs HE! are above the horizontal bars H3. Then the device is manipulated to move the bar I23 forwards so that the shaft 529 turns and through the con nection of the links i it moves the horizontal bars H3 rearwards to the positions shown in Fig. 18. The bars are moved rearwards until the side members i ii strike the bottom pegs i It. The skip ml is then lowered and the side members H2 guide the bottom pegs I it into the hook portions 9 IS. The skip is then further lowered and there will be a tendency for the skip to force the horizontal bars H3 forwards and to simultaneously turn the bars about the pintles H4 as pivots. Soon the parts will reach the position shown in Fig. 19 in which the weight of the skip llll (loaded or empty) raises the rear ends of the bars H3, engaging the top edges thereof against the pegs iii and the shoulders H8 will engage the pegs i ii to hold the horizontal bars H3 from moving forwards. The bottom pegs Hil at this time are resting against the rear edges of the side arms 102 (see Fig.- l9) and so the side bars H3 are held from moving forwards. The skip I0! is now supported ready for transportation.

The skip Mil maybe dumped by slackening the cables ltd. The skip may be removed from the vehicle without dumping by drawing upon the cables 585. As soon as the bottom pegs H0 are lifted out from the hooks H5 the counterweight iZ i will turn the shaft [2! and through the link system lZii, N9 the side bars H3 will be moved forwards to their initial positions shown in Fig. 17. The cable means Hi5 may now be slackened and the skip lowered. It is pointed out that the bottom pegs iii] of the skip will miss the rear ends of the horizontal bars H3 and thus there is no interference in the lowering of the skip.

While we have illustrated and described our invention with some degree of particularity, we realize that in practice various alterations therein may be made. We therefore reserve the right and privilege of changing the form of the details of construction or otherwise altering the arrangemerit of the correlated parts without departing from the spirit or the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is:

l. A transporting and dumping vehicle, comprising a motor driven vehicle having a chassis, a frame mounted on the rear portion of said chassis and having a pair of spaced vertical rearwardly extending arms, a skip for holding earth and other heavy materials and adapted to engage between said arms and having top pegs at its side above the center of gravity of the skip by which the skip may be hoisted and having bottom pegs at its sides slightly forwards and downwards of the center of gravity, cable means guides over said arms and attached to said top pegs to hoist and lower said skip in a way so that the skip is free to swing forwards and rearwards, a pair of side members pivotally supported at their top portions on said arms to swing freely forwards and rearwards and having hook portions for receiving said bottom pegs, said hook portions having upwardly and rearwardly inclined edges to be engaged by the said bottom pegs when said skip is hoisted so that the side members are moved forwards until the bottom pegs reach positions above the hooks, cams mounted on said side members for con trolling the engagement and disengagement of said bottom pegs with said hook portions by controlling forward and rearward swinging of said skip, hooks for holding,the skip from swinging rear-wards when the bottom pegs engage therein and in the hook portions of said side members mounted on said frame on a horizontal line with said hook portions, and means for controlling the engagement of said bottom pegs in said hooks, said cams being pivotally mounted and being adapted to fall forwards or rearwards past a fixed or certain dead center, to one side of said dead center said cams being provided with hook portions alignable with the hook portions of said side members and in these aligned positions being adapted to fall rearwards into original positions, said cams having extended rear ends engageable by the bottom pegs of the skip for moving the cams past their dead centers to fall forwards.

2. A transporting and dumping vehicle, comprising a motor driven vehicle having a chassis, a frame mounted on the rear portion of said chassis and having a pair of spaced vertical rearwardly extending arms, a skip for holding earth and other heavy materials and adapted to engage between said arms and having top pegs at its side above the center of gravity of the skip by which the skip may be hoisted and having bottom pegs at its sides slightly forwards and downwards of the center of gravity, cable means guides over said arms and attached to said top pegs to hoist and lower said skip in a way so that the skip is free to swing forwards and rearwards, a pair of side members pivotally supported at their top portions on said arms to swing freely forwards and rearwards and having hook portions for receiving said bottom pegs, said hook portions having upwardly and rearwardly inclined edges to be engaged by the said bottom pegs when said skip is hoisted so that the side members are moved forwards until the bottom pegs reach positions above the hooks, cams mounted on said side members for controlling the engagement and disengagement of said bottom pegs with said hook portions by controlling forward and rearward swinging of said skip, hooks for holding the skip from swinging rearwards when the bottom pegs engage therein and in the hook portions of said side members mounted on said frame on a horizontal line with said hook portions, and means for controlling the engagement of said bottom pegs in said hooks, said cams being pivotally mounted and being adapted to fall forwards or rearwards past a fixed or certain dead center, to one side of said dead center said cams being provided with hook portions alignable with the hook portions of said side members and in these aligned positions being adapted to fall rearwards into original positions, said cams having extended rear ends engageable by the bottom pegs of the skip for moving the cams past their dead center to fall forwards, said cams having inclined top sides to close the other portions of the side arms when they are in their forward positions.

3. A transporting and dumping vehicle, comprising a motor driven vehicle having a chassis, a frame mounted on the rear portion of said chassis and having a pair of spaced verticle rearwardly extending arms, a skip for holding earth and other heavy materials and adapted to engage between said arms and having top pegs at its side above the center of gravity of the skip by which the skip may be hoisted and having bottom pegs at its sides slightly forwards and downwards of the center of gravity, cable means guides over said arms and attached to said top pegs to hoist and lower said skip in a way so that the skip is free to swing forwards and rearwards, a pair of side members pivotally supported at their top portions on said arms to swing freely forwards and rearwards and having hook portions for receiving said bottom pegs, said hook portions having upwardly and rearwardly inclined edges to be engaged by the said bottom pegs when said skip is hoisted so that the side members are moved forwards until the bottom pegs reach positions above the hooks, cams mounted on said side members for controlling the engagement and disengagement of said bottom pegs with said hook portions by controlling forward and rearward swinging of said skip, hooks for holding the skip from swinging rearwards when the bottom pegs engage therein and in the hook portions of said side members mounted on said frame on a horizontal line with said hook portions, and means for controlling the engagement of said bottom pegs in said hooks, comprising inclined ends upon said hooks for engagement by the bottom pegs to force the hooks downwards, and means for holding the hooks so that they may normally move downwards.

4. A transporting and dumping vehicle, comprising a motor driven vehicle having a chassis, a frame mounted on the rear portion of said chassis and having a pair of spaced vertical rearwardly extending arms, a skip for holding earth and other heavy materials and adapted to engage between said arms and having top pegs at its side above the center of gravity of the skip by which the skip may be hoisted and having bottom pegs at its sides slightly forwards and downwards of the center of gravity, cable means guides over said arms and attached to said top pegs to hoist and lower said skip in a way so that the skip is free to swing forwards and rearwards, a pair of side members pivotally supported at their top portions on said arms to swing freely forwards and rearwards and having hook portions for receiving said bottom pegs, said hook portions having upwardly and rearwardly inclined edges to be engaged by the said bottom pegs when said skip is hoisted so that the side members are moved forwards until the bottom pegs reach positions above the hooks, cams mounted on said side mem bers for controlling the engagement and disengagement of said bottom pegs with said hook portions by controlling forward and rearward. swinging of said skip, hooks for holding the skip from swinging rearwards when the bottom pegs engage therein and in the hook portions of said side members mounted on said frame on a horizontal line with said hook portions, and means for controlling the engagement of said bottom pegs in said hooks, comprising inclined ends upon said hooks for engagement by the bottom pegs to force the hooks downwards, and means for holding the hooks so that they may normally move downwards, and means for returning the hooks back into their original positions.

5. A transporting and dumping vehicle, comprising a motor driven vehicle having a chassis, a frame mounted on the rear portion of said chassis and having a pair of spaced vertical rearwardly extending arms, a skip for holding earth and other heavy materials and adapted to engage between said arms and having top pegs at its side above the center of gravity of the skip by which the skip may be hoisted and having bottom pegs at its sides slightly forwards and downwards of the center of gravity, cable means guides over said arms and attached to said top pegs to hoist and lower said skip in a way so that the skip is free to swing forwards and rearwards, a pair of side members pivotally supported at their top portions on said arms to swing freely forwards and rearwards and having hook portions for receiving said bottom pegs, said hook portions having upwardly and rearwardly inclined edges to be engaged by the said bottom pegs when said skip is hoisted so that the side members are moved forwards until the bottom pegs reach positions above the hooks, cams mounted on said side members for controlling the engagement and dis engagement of said bottom pegs with said hook portions by controlling forward and rearward swinging of said skip, hooks for holding the skip from swinging rearwards when the bottom pegs engage therein and in the hook portions of said side members mounted on said frame on a horizontal line with said hook portions, means for controlling the engagement of said bottom pegs in said hooks, and means for limiting the amplitude of swinging of said side members.

6. A transporting and dumping vehicle, comprising a motor driven Vehicle having a chassis, a frame mounted on the rear portion of said chassis and having a pair of spaced vertical rearw'ardly extending arms, a skip for holding earth and other heavy materials and adapted to engage between said arms and having top pegs at its side above the center of gravity of the skip by which the skip may be hoisted and having bottom pegs at its sides slightly forwards and downwards of the center of gravity, cable means guides over said arms and attached to said top pegs to hoist and lower said skip in a way so that the skip is free to swing forwards and rearwards, a pair of side members pivotally supported at their top portions on said arms to swing freely forwards and rearwards and having hook portions for receiving said bottom pegs, said hook portions having upwardly and rearwardly inclined edges to be engaged by the said bottom pegs when said skip is hoisted so that the side members are moved forwards until the bottom pegs reach positions above the hooks, cams mounted on said side members for controlling the engagement and disengagement of said bottom pegs with said hook portions by controlling forward and rearward swinging of said skip, hooks for holding the skip from swinging rearwards when the bottom pegs engage therein and in the hook portions of said side members mounted on said frame on a horizontal line with said hook portions, and means for controlling the engagement of said bottom pegs in said hooks, said arms being formed from separate sections, means for movably connecting said sections, and means for holding said sections in various fixed positions,

LAWRENCE GEROSA, GEORGE P. WAGNER. 

